Door holder



Jan. 13, 1931. H. c. HOGREFE 1,789,073

DOOR HOLDER Filed une 1e, 192s /di A c i l Parenteel Jan. 13, 1931 .,NTEDYSTATES-1 Ingame HERMAN o. HOGREFE, or .sANfriiAiiioI-sfm ijIliif-orgiirnffw i' Doon HornR f' Application led June 18,

rlhis invention rela-tes to improvements in door holders and resides inthe provision of a simple and inexpensive device of this nature which may be quiclrly and easily .in-

stalled and will operate Vautomatically incident to the opening of the door into a pre- @determined position to engage and holdthe door against,unintentionalclosing said de- Y vice being moved to release .the door when A le the dooris intentionally moved as when closing the'same. y

An object of the invention is to provide a door holder of the character described which has a moment of inertia sufficient to hold .itself in any position 'into which it is moved onthe surface on which the door holder is arranged, whereby when the door is engaged provide a door holder of the character def'v scribed which is provided with a simple but with the holder, said device will hold the door against unintentional closing.

A further object of the invention vis to eiective means for locking` the holder against movement, whereby the door maybe iocked againstrclosing except when forcei -fully moved to close they saine,'the employnient of said means being desirable in somey Y, instances where the doors are subjected to heavy wind pressures erV drafts whichrmight besuiiicientto overcomejthe inertia moment of the holder. i

A further object ofthe inventionis to provide a holder ofthe character described which may be quickly and'easily installed without necessitating any change in the con* struction of the Hoor or in the door.y

W'ith the above mentioned, and Yother ob;

'ects in view the invention consistsin the Y 7 Y novel constructionand combination of parts hereinafter described, illustrated in thefaccompanying drawings, and set forth inthe ,claim hereto appended, it being understood that various changes in the'form, proportion,

size and minor details of construction within the scope of the 'claim maybe resorted to without departing from the spirit or sacri- `ficing any ef the advantages'of the invention.

Referring to the drawings: v v Fig. 1 represents atop plan view of a door holder or myinvention.

fhold therdoor. v y Y The v bodyl.,me'In ber;l, -isf provided withl a v `s'ubstantiall-y central `V Vopening -2 throughV Fig. i2"represents:asectional-view taken slilowingifz'the door; frame; in section, also-q1 V 'sl'iofwingthe `rholder vof my inventionfasj Aitr would 21p1,p'e.arz when in use 'to holdA ther-door);`

rig.. litiga view' 'Siinnarfto vvrigf tiasifwingr the samexiln positiontoj releasegth'ezdoor.:

5i is a rear" elevation of the:,holderiV f Oneif embodiment of myinvention a's-f shown; 1n` detail inv the accompanying drawl ings comprises La' `substantially \/.-shaped?v s v body member" 1,"m`ade1of iron or some other i suitable-@heavymaterial; whereby the fbody member. may Vbe made Veor'inpa'ratively small and compact andA vet have a momentgeffing ertia such that ltgwlll remain',infanyqposi tionsliownzin" Fig.y Lato position shown in"V 'i Y F 1g: 3,.' '.Due toV the inertia` moment of' the* v ik Y bodya,memben',v it will remain inlfthe' vlast-i named position :and 'hold the."1 door 'against' being Yuiiintentiomilly! closed. 1Onintentionally closing the door, the .body member, will be moved intoiposition'shown'inxFig.l 3 and remain,thereg-fwhereby-on vagain opening-the Vdoor itiWi-ll be'ready to,` again automatically which :a 1.vertical shaftff extends.V The lower end of the; shaft Yis threadedv and isorewed'i -into 'i a1 countersunk v socketl f4` in the floor'- A. y

Theifshaft'hasahead 5,-fr'iormallyspaced,` abovezthetop ofthe,b'odywhichihead isgot will thus: be seen :Ithat *tlfie'.devicen 1 may: vbe

structionl offtherrfloorl. .The shaft 'may be.

Y anchored-inthe flooriv in,l any? suitable manne'n other' than shown. i, However,-the ,presf v terfit when ythe'holder is movedinto holding cement ioors such as found in basements and garages. Y Y o VThe holder of this invention Valthough especially designed for garage doors may be used with other doors with equal facility.

I may use a locking means such as shown in the drawings for kthe purpose of holding doors which are subjected to ,strongwind the pin uponintentional oscillation of the Y holder. o

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand` at San Francisco, California, this 23rd day .of May, 1928;

` Y HERMAN C. HOGREFE.

pressures, which `pressures would overcome f the Weight of the body member and tendto o' close the door. "'Thismeans' comprises Yin @tertting parts carried on the shaft and member 1 respectively, which parts will in` and non-holding positions, but'will release when the door. is intentionallymoved. .f One o of the parts is inthe form of a cylindrical.

" pinjz inserted transversely.VA through the Vshaft 3 and lying close to the Vioor. 'The' otherpartis in the. form of grooves 7 8 and 1 -9 formed in the bottom ofthe body inem#- 1 ber. The groove 7 receivesthe'pin when the holder is vin holdingpositionQWith Aa door hung and-operatingfasjshown in Fig. 4l, thegrooveV 8 receives the pin whenthe door isgmoved from open'to closed position. Inthis way the holder is held b'y the inter V Y iitting parts(the piniand 'grooves 7 and 8) whenrin both `operativeand inoperative positions.- By this lockingofthe .holder in operative position, thefdoyor'will' be heldv open against strong wind pressure and by v lockingA the holder in inoperative position,

` thefautom'atic yholding operation is 'sure c to Y takefplacepon the swinging ofV thekdoor into open position. Y

The sidesof the slots 7 ,v8 `bev-l eled or rounded `so that theholder will read-v ily disengage from the pin'fwhen moved" l '7" Patent is with the door: in- VContact therewith asin closing or opening .the door. Theholder lifts clearofthe pins by this camL actionthe whatY I claim and Ai' door holder Vcomprising position; a shaft xed inthe supporting sur# face for theoholder', said pieceof material being slidably and oscillatably mountedon apiece of ma- I Vterialhaving a slot formed ina yside thereof l, `to receive the swin ing edge of'a-doorito movefwith and to iold :said fdoor. inopen-r the shaft inoperat'ivexrelationto the free'v .-77

edgeiofthe". door; thea bottom'face of said ,material having'groovesvtherein,and a pin on the shaft adapted to engage said grooves!- upon movement oftheimaterial into prede? termine'd .v positions, and to` coact with `'sa'idi groovesfor liftingthe material on the shaft so as to Lreleasethe respective groove fromi 

